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RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Monday expressed profound respect for the Christian community, stressing the need for promoting interfaith harmony in society to follow the Quaid’s true vision of a united and progressive Pakistan.
The army chief made these remarks during a meeting with President Bishops (Church of Pakistan and Bishop of Raiwind) along with a 13-member delegation of the Christian Community who called on him at the General Headquarters, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
The meeting comes a month after a violent mob of hundreds ransacked and torched nearly two dozen churches, attacked the residences of members of the Christian community and the office of the local assistant commissioner in Jaranwala, sparking nationwide outrage and condemnation.
COAS Munir had denounced the attacks on churches a day later and vowed no leniency for “intolerance and extreme behaviour”.
“It’s imperative for the people to discern the difference between truth, half-truth, lies, misinformation and disinformation,” he had said.
In a more recent development on Saturday, two human rights activists, who were part of the Christian community and had travelled from Karachi to Faisalabad, were reportedly subjected to a brief detention and alleged mistreatment by the police. In response, police countered the claims, accusing the duo of misconduct.
